The England-Netherlands friendly scheduled for Wednesday at Wembley and several Carling Cup matches that were to be played Tuesday have been called off because of rioting in several sections of London. Read the whole story

While a few players like Spain's Sergio Canales (Real Madrid) and Brazil's Philippe Coutinho (Inter Milan) have already made it at big European clubs, most players are hoping the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia will be a springboard to success. Read the whole story

Real Madrid's "signing" of 7-year-old Argentine Leonel Angel Coira received lots of attention in the media, but was it really a move by the Merengues to snatch up Coira before another club paid a huge transfer fee for him, as was suggested? Read the whole story